Interior CS FRED MATIANGI is enriching rogue police officers with the current crackdown against matatus - See how they were bribed on Monday

Tuesday
November 13, 2018 - The
ongoing Matatu crackdown seems to be a blessing in disguise for traffic police
officers because they are not ashamed to ask for bribes from Public Service
Vehicles (PSVs).

A spot check by the media
showed that police officers increased their bribes from the normal Sh 200 to Sh
400 for every PSV vehicle that was operating in the country.

In Nakuru and Eldoret
towns, all PSV vehicles were forced to part with a huge bribe to police
officers to allow them to operate.

When
contacted, Rift Valley Regional Police Commander, Francis Munyambu, said it was
wrong for officers to take advantage of the crackdown to ferry civilian
passengers.

“Police
vehicles are meant for official duties and not for conducting transport
business. We are investigating the matter and action will be taken against
officers involved,” Munyambu said.

Corruption
in the police service comes even as Interior Coordination Cabinet Secretary,
Fred Matiangi, warned his officers against taking bribes in the ongoing Matatu
crackdown.